Natural features

Moorea

French Polynesia Windward Islands

Moorea
Photo: Matthew Dillon from Hollywood, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A lush island 30 minutes by ferry from Tahiti, with jagged peaks, Cook's Bay and Ōpūnohu Bay, and the Belvedere lookout. Snorkel with rays and sharks in the lagoon, and see humpback whales from July to November.


Cheaper than Bora Bora and easy to reach.

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Historic sites

Papeete and Tahiti

Windward Islands

Tahiti's capital has a covered market selling fruit, flowers and black pearls, and roulottes (food trucks) in the evening.

Natural features

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Leeward Islands

An island with the volcanic peak of Mount Otemanu rising above a turquoise lagoon ringed by small islands (motu) with overwater bungalows.

Tours and activities

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